Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

Survive-Pi

Not sure what I'm doing wrong...can not get wifi in anything but Ubuntu 14.04 and Kali...using latest scriptbin.tar Using terminal nmcli returns wifi not found...wth...now it works... ran update_boot.sh just before this message. Tried from GUI and nothing. Started this message, went back to run nmcli to get actual error message and it connected. BUT not to (wlan1). It connected to (rename7). Now (rename7) and (wlan1) show in network list.

@cino...
try sudo update_boot.sh
then sudo nmcli -a d wifi connect

Harald

wifi help, OPI-PC
my configuration, but no wifi:
[orangepi@OrangePi ~]$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bda:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 04d9:1702 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Keyboard LKS02
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
[orangepi@OrangePi ~]$ sudo lsmod
[sudo] password for orangepi:
Module                  Size  Used by
rtl8192cu              87956  0
rtlwifi                70757  1 rtl8192cu
rtl8192c_common        52422  1 rtl8192cu
mac80211              331125  3 rtlwifi,rtl8192c_common,rtl8192cu
btusb                  10324  0
8189es                887631  0
[orangepi@OrangePi ~]$ uname -a
Linux OrangePi 3.4.39 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 7 16:48:12 CEST 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
[orangepi@OrangePi ~]$ sudo nmcli -a d wifi connect
[sudo] password for orangepi:
SSID or BSSID: (entered correct SSID)
Error: No Wi-Fi device found.
[orangepi@OrangePi ~]$

Survive-Pi

Yes, that is the error I get now...No WiFi device found...when it will boot. Now I don't get the gui when I try to boot from emmc. But it has wifi from the command prompt. If I switch back to the sd card, I get gui and no wifi. Try update_boot.sh from a terminal window, takes about 3 seconds, goes through all the choices, reboot and nothing changes. From emmc without gui, update_boot.sh from command prompt downloads from server, shows progress, about 30 seconds, asks for board, input 2 for Plus, says invalid board and exits back to prompt. Will wait for next Mate image update.

fritz

@all who have the firmware no load problem:
If you have systemd version > 216-3 you're doomed.

Solution:
Downgrade systemd or patch the kernel.

Simply the kernel is too old!

moinejf

I run Debian sid with systemd 227 without any problem on my OPI2, lichee kernel 3.4.
Wifi works with the RTL8189es driver (integrated chip via SDIO - the firmware is included in the driver).
The other Realtek devices (USB) ask for a firmware in /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/ and the config option CONFIG_FW_LOADER in the kernel.

fritz

Sorry I do not use Debian, but if you say it works then I believe you.
Had some problems time ago with Arch and my USB-DVBS2 receiver.

loboris

Survive-Pi replied at 2015-10-20 01:19
Not sure what I'm doing wrong...can not get wifi in anything but Ubuntu 14.04 and Kali...using lates ...

Please do not use update_boot.sh script any more, use scriptbin_kernel.tar.gz for kernel/script.bin update.
Check if the wifi kernel module (8189es) is included in /etc/modules
If you use the same sd card on different boards, wifi will get different name each time you change the board.
You can delete all from /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, and wifi names will start again with wlan0.

loboris

I'll try to fix firmware loading problem. Please be patient.
No need to report every not working wifi adapter, Please report if you find some working.

lymon

RTL8187 and ZD1211 wifi drivers are working (as modules).
Packet injection is also working on both (for use with eg. aircrack-ng package)

Solo761

I've bought Orange Pi PC few weeks ago and I tried to make it as small web server / torrent station.

I used mini debian image and all worked fine at first glance everything worked fine, apache2, rtorrent, I install samba so I could easily access home folder over network... But yesterday I've stumbled upon a problem. I had 7.5 GB file I wanted to transfer from OPiPC to my main computer and top speed I could get was around 900 kB/s (kilobytes). I tried smaller files (around 200 MB) and they transferred at about 10 MB/s. Tried this big file again and speed was again 900 kB/s.

At first I thought it might be something with samba share, so I installed proftpd and it was the same, that one file was again at 900 kB/s, smaller files are normal.

Does somebody know what could be the issue here? OPiPC is connected to gigabit network with cable, so that shouldn't be the issue.